TehBamski@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agoWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square205fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down110
arrow-up11Karrow-down1external-linkWhat's been your most painful parent tech support moment?i.imgur.comTehBamski@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square205fedilink
minus-squarecallouscomic@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·10 days agoMy parents: “You’re a nerd, can you help with our computer?” I reluctantly overlook how insulting they always are and help Many months later My parents: “Our computer isn’t working right lately. It’s probably your fault from the last time you were messing with it.”
minus-squareClent@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·10 days ago It’s probably your fault from the last time you were messing with it. “Ok, you better ask someone else then. Clearly I’ll only make it worse.” You’ll never prove them wrong by falling for the manipulation tactic.
minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·9 days agoPeople who are bad at understanding tech and logic coincidentally tend to be very competent at these kinds of tactics.
My parents: “You’re a nerd, can you help with our computer?”
I reluctantly overlook how insulting they always are and help
Many months later
My parents: “Our computer isn’t working right lately. It’s probably your fault from the last time you were messing with it.”
“Ok, you better ask someone else then. Clearly I’ll only make it worse.”
You’ll never prove them wrong by falling for the manipulation tactic.
People who are bad at understanding tech and logic coincidentally tend to be very competent at these kinds of tactics.